boscage

noun bos·cage \ˈbäs-kij\

Definition of BOSCAGE

: a growth of trees or shrubs : thicket

bos·cage also bosk·age \ˈbäs-kij\

Middle English boskage, from Anglo-French boscage, from bois forest, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German busk forest, bush

First Known Use: 14th century

Synonyms: thicket (also boskage), bosk (or bosque), bosquet, brake, brushwood, chaparral, coppice, copse, covert

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